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Chopped Bleu Cheese Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Chopped Bleu Cheese Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Chopped Bleu Cheese Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Chopped Bleu Cheese Salad are:

Candied cinnamon pecans:
1/6 c. sliced length-wise pecans
1/4 t. cinnamon
1.5 t. brown sugar
.75 t. butter, melted

Salad:
4.5 cups chopped romaine lettuce, washed and dried
.5 green onion chopped

Blue Cheese Vinaigrette:
2 T. olive oil
2 T. white vinegar
1/8 t. balsamic vinegar
1 t. dijon mustard
1 T. lowfat sour cream
1 T. fresh basil

Here is how you make Chopped Bleu Cheese Salad:

Candied cinnamon pecans: Mix together the cinnamon and brown sugar. Toss pecans with melted butter, then with the cinnamon/sugar mixture, tossing well to ensure a thorough coating. Put the nuts on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 5-8 minutes until sugar is caramelized. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, slide the parchment together with the nuts off the sheet to cool and set aside.Bleu Cheese Vinaigrette:Whisk together the vinaigrette ingrediantsSalad: Chop the lettuce into bite-sized pieces, use a salad spinner to wash and dry them. Slice the green onion. Place the chopped lettuce in a serving bowl, one large enough to toss the salad in. Add the vinaigrette and toss thoroughly to coat. Sprinkle with the chopped onion. Break the cooled pecan slices apart and sprinkle them over the salad. Serve and enjoy. Note: if taking this to a picnic or potluck make sure you prepare it just before you go of the lettuce will get a bit limp after a couple of hours.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCIGEEK.

The nutritional information for Chopped Bleu Cheese Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 146.6

• Total Fat: 13.3 g
• Cholesterol: 9.7 mg
• Sodium: 194.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 4.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
• Protein: 3.3 g